Training camps

From €595 PP (group)

SWIM CAMPS

Every year international swim teams escape their winter for the warmer sunny climate of Stellenbosch, South Africa. The dedicated swim camps make the most of their training whilst swimming with the African sun on their back. Swim facilities include access to state of the art University 50m outdoor or 25m heated indoor pool.

For endurance or open water swim teams, swimming can be arranged at an exclusive neighbouring Stellenbosch wine farm. Or even slightly further in the ocean.

Swim facilities

Access to Stellenbosch University state of the art heated 50m (FINA Standard) ten lane pool with constant depth 2m. In the summer months it frequented by pro triathletes like Jodie Swallows and James Cunnama and many more pro's wishing to escape the European winter.

Get away from the black line and bottom of the pool for a tranquil open waters of nearby wine farms dams otherwise venture beyond the shoreline of the blue waters of Gordon's bay on South African's Whale coast for open water swims.

Included in the swim camps is unlimited acces to a high performance gym.

Want to do a race during your stay?

Swim options

Recovery

For a bit of R&R – Massages need to be pre-book, one massage and an ice bath is included in the package. Also an extreme recovery Cryotherapy session can be arranged.

3YO Training holiday

We can also assist you to combine your training with some of South Africa's highlights like:

Cape town (waterfront + Camps bay)

Boulder beach (penguins) + cape point

Whale watching

Hiking Table mountain

Beaches

Wine tasting

Safari

Robben Island

Bike + wine tasting Stellenbosch

Self catering apartments (12 twin rooms)

Our main accommodation is the Black Horse, located on Dorp street, the historic gateway to Stellenbosch which is only 30 min from Cape Town International Airport. Just a 5 minutes walk from center of Stellenbosch. 15 minutes drive from the nearest beach.

VILLA (6-8-14 persons)

Just a 10 minute walk from the pool, the gym and the track.

The villa can be accommodated with three distinct living areas. The design of the villa is ideal for teams and groups as there is spaciousness for interactive activities or private time apart. The configuration of beds is interchangeable from kind size to single beds for 4 rooms. The garden can be used both collectively or separately depending on the configuration of the group. The large swimming pool can be used for recovery and there is a spare room which can be used as a bike storage. There are two distinct barbeque areas. Private balconies lead off the two upstairs living areas and bedrooms.

The villa is fully equipped and furnished with three living areas, two kitchens, two laundy rooms, balconies, patios, barbecue areas, garden, cable TV, wi-fi, air conditioning, under floor heating, fire place, large swimming pool and gym.

Daily housekeeping services are included in the daily rate providing 2 hours of housekeeping. A night on site security

REGULAR OFFERS

Extra lane booking€15 per hour per lane

Full board3 Meals a day€30 PP per day

Open water swim+ transport€10 PP

Swim in our private dam on a beautiful wine farm. There is a night market at the farm after the swim